Fundraising Assistant

JR Personnel are an employment agency acting on behalf of a client who is looking for a Fundraising Assistant. An excellent opportunity to work for a charitable organisation within a multi faceted role. The ideal candidate will be somebody with a background in events, creative flair, a working knowledge of social media channels and a proactive and methodical approach.

• - Actively seek out new opportunities for fundraising events
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• - Plan and create proposals for events, laying out timelines, venues, suppliers and budgets etc.
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• - Manage events in full including booking of venues and facilities
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• - Coordinate staff, volunteers and suppliers from planning through to completion of events
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• - Sell sponsorship/exhibition space to potential partners/exhibitors
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• - Promote events via relevant channels; social media, media outlets and networking events
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• - Ensure all legal, health and safety, compliance obligations are adhered to
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• - Various other duties as and when required

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• - Excellent organisation and attention to detail
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• - A minimum of 1 year experience in events
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• - Negotiation, organisation and administrative skills
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• - Impeccable communication skills both written and verbal
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• - Flexible working attitude to assist the needs of the business as and when required
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• - Ability to manage own workload is essential and confidence to make executive decisions in-line with managerial boundaries